An Exodus Man/Woman Pt2 Series

Exodus 2:1-17

1 And there went a man of the house of Levi, and took to wife a daughter of Levi. 2 And the woman conceived, and bare a son: and when she saw him that he was a goodly child, she hid him three months. 3 And when she could not longer hide him, she took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch, and put the child therein; and she laid it in the flags by the river's brink. 4 And his sister stood afar off, to wit what would be done to him. 5 And the daughter of Pharaoh came down to wash herself at the river; and her maidens walked along by the river's side; and when she saw the ark among the flags, she sent her maid to fetch it. 6 And when she had opened it, she saw the child: and, behold, the babe wept. And she had compassion on him, and said, This is one of the Hebrews' children. 7 Then said his sister to Pharaoh's daughter, Shall I go and call to thee a nurse of the Hebrew women, that she may nurse the child for thee? 8 And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Go. And the maid went and called the child's mother. 9 And Pharaoh's daughter said unto her, Take this child away, and nurse it for me, and I will give thee thy wages. And the women took the child, and nursed it. 10 And the child grew, and she brought him unto Pharaoh's daughter, and he became her son. And she called his name Moses: and she said, Because I drew him out of the water.

AN EXODUS WOMAN

Last week we talked about an Exodus man and woman. We noted how we have to continue to walk in the way of God and He will deliver us, I found two examples of an Exodus Man and an Exodus woman.

In today’s text, we see Amram and Jochebed, the father and mother of Moses. Jochebed was also the mother of Aaron and Miriam, the brother and sister of Moses. She was one of the midwives who disobeyed the Pharoh. There was a decree to the midwives to kill all of the Hebrew males soon after they were born. Because this didn’t work, there was another decree from the pharaoh of Egypt was that all males were to be killed by throwing them into the Nile River. This was the second attempt by the pharaoh to have the newborn males killed. The decree in Exodus 1:22 was for Every son that is born ye shall cast into the river, and every daughter ye shall save alive.

Moses was born to Jochebed. Jewish legends say that Moses' birth was painless to his mother, that at his birth his face was so beautiful that the room was filled with light equal to the sun and moon combined. Jochebed hid Moses for three months. In the hall of faith recorded in Hebrews 11, By faith Moses, when he was born, was hid three months of his parents, because they saw [he was] a proper child; and they were not afraid of the king's commandment.

Jochebed was not afraid of the pharaoh’s orders; she put her faith and trust in the Lord. That is what an Exodus woman does. She followed the will of God. She protected her son. She cared for her son. Jochebed was led to take her son to the Nile River. Remember, the decree was that all infant males to be thrown into the Nile River. Jochebed obeyed the decree. The decree said nothing about putting the males into a water proof basket! Nor did the decree say where in the river to put the child. Jochebed trusted God to lead her son to the right path. Often time my friends, when you go out there on your own for the first time, you can bet that your mother is praying for you. You can bet that she is asking God to take care of you. You can bet that she is waiting by the phone for your call. You can bet that her thoughts are on her child. When you go off to school, you can bet that your mother is thinking and praying for your safety. You can believe that she put you in God's hands when you are not in her sight.

Jochebed trusted that God would make a way for her unnamed son. Miriam, Moses’ sister followed him as he made his journey. She wanted to report back to Jochebed what had happened to her brother.

Pharaoh’s daughter finds the baby. She is not an Exodus women because she is the one who disobeys the decree. God used the pharaoh’ daughter to reward the faith of Moses' mother. Jochebed trusted God as she hid Moses for three months, and she trusted Him by setting Moses out on the river. Pharaoh’s daughter kept the baby and told her servants to find a Hebrew woman to nurse the child. Remember, Jochebed is still praying. She is trusting God for her son’s protection. The servants found the child’s mother to come and care for and nurse the baby boy. The pharaoh’s daughter even told the child’s mother, unknown to pharaoh’s daughter, that she would pay the woman to care for the child. Jochebed was getting paid to care for her own son. Children’ if you obey your Exodus mother, you will find success and you will live in the joy of the Lord. Moses went to the finest schools; he learned all of the local languages. Moses was next in line to the king! Even Moses was adopted into the royalty; he was still the son of Jochebed. Even though Moses got respect everywhere he went, he was still the son of Jochebed. Even though Moses was in line to be the next king, he was still the son of Jochebed.